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Well, it seems as though the plans to to move to NJ for Dave's 3rd and 4th year have changed a bit. (KCOM is a split curriculum-- the first 2 years is done in Kirksville, MO, the second 2 years are done at one of about 25 hospitals that KCOM has a partnership with). We went out to NJ last week to find a place to live. I called no less than 60 apartment complexes, townhomes, rental homes- you name it, I called it. Only about 10 of these had any availability. Of those 10, only 3 would let us have our dog. I've had this dog for 7 years- I'm not giving him up. The first home we looked at was so old that the wiring for the electricitry was put in after the house was built-- everything ran along the corners of the walls in casings. It had about 5 different colors of carpet- the dryer outlet & exhaust hose were in the kitchen less than 2 feet from the oven. You couldnt open the over door all the way if the dryer was there. They wanted $1700 per month for that place. It would've cost us a month and a half security deposit + the first month's rent + a month rent to the real estate agent that found the place for us. I think that's more than we put down on our condo here in Kirksville!!! The second place was a renovated frat house- we would've been renting the 2nd floor and attic. The attic was so short that Dave (who is 6 feet tall) could only stand up in the middle of the room- he had to duck everywhere else. They wanted $1400/month. We couldn't look at the 3rd place because it was occupied. They wanted $1700 for it, too.
After all this trouble, we sat down & put pen to paper & realized that we really can't afford to live there. We could cover living expenses, but nothing else. There would be no money for me to continue going to graduate school, no money for eating out or going to movies, and definitely no money for having a baby.
How do you do it Luanne?!
So, we contacted the KCOM Regional Affairs office & put in a request to transfer to one of the hospitals in Cleveland. The cost of living is a great deal cheaper & we won't have that awful traffic to deal with. Even having lived in Dallas-Ft Worth for 5 years didn't prepare me for that NJ traffic! Right now, the hospital in Warransville Heights, OH has approved Dave to do rotations there. Now the Ohio CORE- the folks that oversee medical ed in Ohio- have to approve it, as does the Dean of Regional Affairs. That one's a given, so we are really just waiting on the Ohio CORE.
I am someone that really does much better with some time to adjust to major changes in my life- changes such as this included. I'm doing pretty well with these last minute changes (we move August 7),but am feeling a little antsy about not knowing for sure, not having a place to live yet, and all that other stuff that comes with these major moves.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent a little. Dave's been great through all of this. I think he's a little disappointed at not getting to train at St. Joseph's in NJ, but realizes that there are great opportunities in Cleveland, too.
Wendy
After all this trouble, we sat down & put pen to paper & realized that we really can't afford to live there. We could cover living expenses, but nothing else. There would be no money for me to continue going to graduate school, no money for eating out or going to movies, and definitely no money for having a baby.
How do you do it Luanne?!
So, we contacted the KCOM Regional Affairs office & put in a request to transfer to one of the hospitals in Cleveland. The cost of living is a great deal cheaper & we won't have that awful traffic to deal with. Even having lived in Dallas-Ft Worth for 5 years didn't prepare me for that NJ traffic! Right now, the hospital in Warransville Heights, OH has approved Dave to do rotations there. Now the Ohio CORE- the folks that oversee medical ed in Ohio- have to approve it, as does the Dean of Regional Affairs. That one's a given, so we are really just waiting on the Ohio CORE.
I am someone that really does much better with some time to adjust to major changes in my life- changes such as this included. I'm doing pretty well with these last minute changes (we move August 7),but am feeling a little antsy about not knowing for sure, not having a place to live yet, and all that other stuff that comes with these major moves.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent a little. Dave's been great through all of this. I think he's a little disappointed at not getting to train at St. Joseph's in NJ, but realizes that there are great opportunities in Cleveland, too.
Wendy
At least we'll both be snowed in together......
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